Payroll Analyst

$70,000 - $85,000/Yr

MiQ - New York City, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - New York City, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are looking for an experienced payroll professional to join our growing team to work within the US Finance department based in New York, NY. The suitable candidate should have at least 3-5 years of payroll experience along with excellent analytical skill and attention to details to support commissions calculations. The Payroll Analyst will be responsible for maintaining and operating the Company's payroll function, processes, and systems, including US payroll, payroll related taxes, recording payroll and related transactions in business systems. Reporting to the Controller, the Payroll Analyst will liaison and work closely with HR, Recruitment and the broader organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, operate, and update payroll systems/processes in timely manner
• Accomplishing tasks on time and to a high quality, managing different deadlines and priorities
• Ensure all database management and reporting of employee compensation information is updated
• Staying focused and contributing to projects. Organizing stakeholders and multiple milestones
• Be responsible for properly coding earnings, taxes, and deductions and reconcile payroll transactions in the accounting system
• Working with internal stakeholders, building relationships and working across differences to find solutions and communicate information
• Provide monthly analysis and report on payroll related metrics
• Crisp and clear communication to external partners/clients or internal stakeholders; flexing communication style to persuade others and influence positive outcomes
• Identify opportunities to automate current processes and implement effective controls to drive efficiency and streamline the payroll process
• Acting with curiosity. Finds new and better ways of working, then applies or implements solutions to unarticulated needs, new or existing market requirements.
• Open to receiving and trying new ideas, processes or ways of working.

Requirements

• Strong functional payroll knowledge and a minimum of 3 years' experience processing payroll
• Knowledge of current Federal, State, and Local labor laws, tax requirements and payroll regulations
• Ability to analyze and interpret payroll data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and vendors
• Ability to handle numerous priorities in a dynamic and growing environment
• Advanced excel skills including the ability to run pivot tables, use VLOOKUPs, COUNTIF, SUMIF
• Alignment with MiQ's core values
• A can-do attitude to provide energy, drive, and enthusiasm
• A dream to grow your career as the company scales

Benefits

• A hybrid work environment
• New hire orientation with job specific onboarding and training
• Internal and global mobility opportunities
• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Bonus and performance incentives
• Generous annual PTO, paid parental leave, with two additional paid days to acknowledge holidays, cultural events, or inclusion initiatives
• Employee resource groups designed to connect people across all MiQ regions, drive action, and support our communities